Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that's what I want to come back to..

My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility..

I hate to say that my mother was 'just a housewife', because in addition to that she has had lots of part-time secretarial jobs in factories and hosp….

We live in a celebrity-obsessed society..

Obviously, education is hugely important, along with healthcare. They're the basics and you're hurting your own country if you don't pour money into ….

I'm not temperamentally into high comedy. I'm not a Noel Coward kind of girl..

I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady..

Women do well in their thirties. They put their bags down and say, 'This is who I am - like it or lump it.' There is a more relaxed quality, which I ….

I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom..

I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up..

My dad is such a good man, hard-working..

Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster..

I love actresses who are brave and don't do what's expected of them or don't play off how they look or take risks..